Cameo Killed the Superhero Movie
Is superhero cinema too reliant upon cameos? Is it taking away from the storytelling? After ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, everyone’s doing it. Essay by Ibrahim Azam.
Read MoreIs superhero cinema too reliant upon cameos? Is it taking away from the storytelling? After ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, everyone’s doing it. Essay by Ibrahim Azam.
Read MoreJames Gunn brings the Guardians of the Galaxy’s journey to an immensely satisfying and appropriately epic conclusion. Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper star. Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.
Read MoreMarvel Studios’ 2023 ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania’ shows some imaginative flourishes, Jonathan Majors proving himself a charismatic villain. Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.
Read MoreDestin Daniel Cretton, the director behind ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’, will direct the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 6 team-up ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’. Report by George Taylor.
Read MoreThor returns in Marvel’s ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ (2022), an inconsistent MCU entry that makes the most of Natalie Portman and Christian Bale but doesn’t do justice to its hero. Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.
Read MoreIn 2022, the blockbuster sphere’s choices in representation must face more scrutiny, particularly with regard to straightwashing bisexual comic book characters. Essay by Paul Klein.
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